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Limonite from
Trou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy


Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:157397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:157397:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘAiguille du Chatelet pyrite deposit, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘTÊte CarrÃĻe Mine, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAiguille des Glaciers, Estellette Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘAiguille de l'A Neuve, La Fouly, Ferret Valley, OrsiÃĻres, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘChez Larze, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘTÊte des Econduits, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘPesey Mine, Peisey-Nancroix, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘHaut de Cry, Chamoson, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Paolo Castello: Lo Ialofane e gli altri minerali del giacimento piombo-baritico del Trou des Romains, (Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta) - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, Vol. 8, Fasc. 1, 1977
Pelloux, A. (1946) Contributo alla mineralogia della valle d'Aosta. Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 188-206.
 
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